Associate Principal Double Bass
(2nd Chair; Non-Rotating)
Tuesday, Sep 9, 2025
Preliminary round begins at 6:00 PM
Winston-Salem, NC
Applications must be received by Saturday, Aug 30, 2025
The Winston-Salem Symphony is a regional, per-service orchestra. The current Associate Principal Double Bass rate is $113.00/service with a guaranteed minimum of 67 services offered in the 2025/2026 performing season.
Repertoire Requirements
1. Solo Requirement
A solo or concerto movement of choice from the standard Classical or Romantic repertoire.
2. Orchestral Excerpts
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 mvt. 3: complete |
| Brahms | Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 mvt. 1: complete mvt. 4: complete |
| Brahms | Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 mvt. 1: [E] – [F] (m. 118–155) mvt. 4: 8 measures before [L] – 2 measures before [M] (m.244–279) |
| Britten | Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Variation H (bass soli) |
| Ginastera | Variaciones concertantes mvt. 11: beginning through 3 after [67] |
| Haydn, F. J. | Symphony No. 31 mvt. 4: Variation 7 |
| Mahler | Symphony No. 1 mvt. 3: solo passage |
| Mahler | Symphony No. 2 mvt. 1: beginning to [2] |
| Mozart, W. A. | Symphony No. 39 mvt. 1: complete mvt. 4: complete |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 mvt. 1: rehearsal [22] – 4 bars after rehearsal [26] |
| R. Strauss | Ein Heldenleben rehearsal [9] – [11] rehearsal [40] – [41] (upper part) rehearsal [77] – [78] |
| Stravinsky | Pulcinella Suite mvt. 7 (Vivo): [85] through [92] |
How to apply
Applications must be received by Saturday, Aug 30, 2025
Please send a one-page résumé and a $25.00 Application Fee (refunded at the audition) by check or money order made payable to Winston-Salem Symphony.
Jeff Whitsett, Orchestra Personnel Manager
Attn: Double Bass Audition
Winston-Salem Symphony
P.O. Box 1545
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Résumés may be submitted via email and must be in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format, but candidates will not be confirmed to audition until the $25.00 Audition Fee is received.
No phone calls, please.
Only highly qualified candidates should apply.
The audition committee reserves the right to immediately dismiss any candidate not displaying the highest artistic standard.
All rounds of the audition are held behind a screen.
The winning candidate must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the U. S. A. before an offer of employment is made.
The Winston-Salem Symphony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities are encouraged to apply.